Checkpoints, not territory: rethinking conflict: When conflict is fought over roads, not territory – and what that means for policy

Peer Schouten

Checkpoints, not territory: rethinking conflict: When conflict is fought over roads, not territory – and what that means for policy

Peer Schouten

Conflict and Political Violence

Research output: Working Paper, Paper, Policy Brief, Brief, Impact › Policy Briefs, Briefs and Impacts › Communication

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Original language	English
Publisher	Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
Publication status	Published - 23 Jun 2026

Series	DIIS Policy Brief

Funding

Funders
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Keywords

roadblocks
checkpoints
Conflict financing
Armed conflict
political economy of conflict

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Checkpoints-not-territory-DIIS-PB-webFinal published version, 245 KB

1 Active

TRACE: TRACE—Trade, Rents, and Authority in borderland Checkpoint Economies
Schouten, P. (PI)
01/09/2025 → 01/09/2026
Project: Research

1 Papers and Working Papers

Wars over checkpoints: Nine theses on roadblocks and the politics of circulation in conflict-affected borderlands
Schouten, P., Thakur, S., Weigand, F., Craze, J., Lndi, A., Gaston, E., Walther, O., Mansfield, D., Jalal, I., Markó, F. & Peng, X., 4 Mar 2026, Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), 29 p. (DIIS Working Paper, Vol. 2026). (Roadblocks and revenues; No. 11).
Research output: Working Paper, Paper, Policy Brief, Brief, Impact › Papers and Working Papers › Research

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2 Participation in or Organisation of Workshop, Roundtable, Seminar, Course
1 Briefing

Closed-door FCDO briefing on the politics of checkpoints in conflict
Schouten, P. (Speaker), Peng, X. (Speaker), Walther, O. (Speaker), Markó, F. (Speaker), Craze, J. (Speaker), Mansfield, D. (Speaker), Jalal, I. (Speaker) & Lndi, A. (Speaker)
18 Jun 2026
Activity: Talk or Presentation › Briefing
Wars over checkpoints: Conflict financing and the politics of circulation in fragile settings
Schouten, P. (Co-organizer), Craze, J. (Participant), Markó, F. (Participant), Peng, X. (Participant), Walther, O. (Participant), Lndi, A. (Participant), Jalal, I. (Participant) & Mansfield, D. (Participant)
18 Jun 2026
Activity: Participating in or Organising an Event › Participation in or Organisation of Workshop, Roundtable, Seminar, Course
TRACE: checkpoints and the politics of circulation
Schouten, P. (Co-organizer)
17 Jun 2026
Activity: Participating in or Organising an Event › Participation in or Organisation of Workshop, Roundtable, Seminar, Course

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Checkpoints, not territory: rethinking conflict: When conflict is fought over roads, not territory – and what that means for policy

Funding

Keywords

Access to Document

Projects

TRACE: TRACE—Trade, Rents, and Authority in borderland Checkpoint Economies

Research output

Wars over checkpoints: Nine theses on roadblocks and the politics of circulation in conflict-affected borderlands

Activities

Closed-door FCDO briefing on the politics of checkpoints in conflict

Wars over checkpoints: Conflict financing and the politics of circulation in fragile settings

TRACE: checkpoints and the politics of circulation

Cite this